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Valdivia

American  
[bahl-dee-vyah] / bɑlˈdi vjɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Chile.


Valdivia 1 British  
/ balˈdiβja /

noun

  1. a port in S Chile, on the Valdivia River about 19 km (12 miles) from the Pacific: developed chiefly by German settlers in the 1850s; university (1954). Pop: 136 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Valdivia 2 British  
/ balˈdiβja /

noun

  1. Pedro de (ˈpeðro de). ?1500–54, Spanish soldier; conqueror of Chile

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Valdivia and his wife love splurging on vacations and Tai Chi classes, but they often still find themselves pinching pennies.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

“I was like, this is awesome,” said Valdivia, who works in real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Marie-Paule de Valdivia, a Connecticut-based licensed clinical social worker who specializes in borderline personality disorder, explains the difference between that disorder and bipolar like this: Imagine the patient alone on an island.

From Slate Sep. 29, 2024

But while the federal support is encouraging, there is still much work that remains, said Brenda Valdivia, a lifelong resident of the Vista Hermosa Heights neighborhood in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2024

He withstood horrible seasickness, weathered harsh conditions, witnessed a battle in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and experienced an earthquake in Valdivia, Chile.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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